Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-30


"Call me viper, snake, anything" says
|. 81 like it. Rose Martin could tell you
who Nelly FLY was"
"Poor Rose" he says, half needing me /;
"has she left the camp?"
"Month ago; drifted off, as all them
women does, but she'd heart at least
for suffering humanity which your
Mel"
Well, he actually shut the door in my
face; that and being called viper made
a sort Of unpleasantuess tween him and
me. You can bet Miss Nelly come up
along with a gray old badger sbe called
Auuty, and myi but she played the re-
specta be.
81 don't see why his mother don't
put in AN appearance or write them
letters or something" Rumrill would
Rrowl.
would echo them sentiments; there
was lots of the men knOwed Nell. but
none OF them dared to say word to Mart,
but all ayreed it was a poison shame, and
there Nell was in her innocent little white
gowns and bonneLs looking IS, acting
younger, sweet as pink but glaring at
me like murder when Mart wasn't round.
| carried a gun handy, for hadn't the
meek spirit OF Jack Green and remem-
bered there was a suspicion at the time
that he never drawed the bead himself.
Bymeby after week | heard that they
was going to get married. tie didn't want
Nelly togo back to WORK so he'd writ to his
mother bout Nelly and was waiting tor
the answer Nelly told the chambermaid
to The hotel that they was going to get
married private and was going a junket-
ing of 10 Europe.
We held meeting in Rollinstown at
| Tully's Hal, aud there it was found out
that Mart wss II (jest), and if he hadn't
been we couldn't done any good for
we wasn't his legal guardians, and It
would have been curious to hear OF n
whole camp applying to be the guardIa, 9
Of Teller To keep him from marrying.
We didn't like TO try TO nave him proved
, Of unsound mird for far Of hurting his
business neither, so we drawed up resolu.
lions certifying the camp respectfully re-
quested Martin CrOCker to reconsider his
marrying Intentions. and il he couldn't
! draw out OF tine bargain hOnOrably to
| postpone the ceremony long enough for us
| to get reliable proof of the death OF jim
West. late of San Francisco, from the
committee already sent for the purpose oil
investigation. Then we sent over to the
hotel for Mart for business meeting
He was sitting with her and the Aunty In
the piazza. the messenger said and didn't
seem so ALFRED anXloU to come. He
f0liered soon though, looking so neat and
precise In his gray suit got to be a dandy
since his girl csme), holding his straw
hat in MS hand, his bright boyish face the
happiest | ever see it. We drawed lots
who should read the paper before be got
over, and the lot fell on Rumrill, who was
| pitilul to see he was so upset.
'W ell, gentlemen, what is IT? ?" says
Mart. II can't spare much time
"We're aware of it," SAYS Judge Berry
old timer ard nice old man-"but we
feel inclined to advise yOu-onlv few
minutes. We haven't seen YOU tere
lately and it's good thing we'd cleared
the hall of the rOughs aud could hear
Them giggling outside y, but we feel it our
| duty as you're sort OF a son to Us old
men, all of US takes an interest in the
| young teller who's lived with us two
| year ana stands so high in the com.
| munlty, so | call on Col. Rumrill to read
| you a request OF the camp, made" finish
! ed the Judge with an overwhelming burst
| OF elOQuence, "as every man was your
father and equally concerned in your